Ok guys, I was doing a bit of research about regrets (very depressing i know) and after ‘having more sex/sexual partners’, ‘traveling abroad’ came second on the polls for what the older generation (see parents/grandparents) wish they did more of in their youth. I certainly do not want to have to confess to some young guy, when I’m 90 and drinkin pureed apple pie through a straw, that I regretted not having more life experiences, not having seen enough of the world or absorbed the air in foreign lands. It scares me to death even the prospect of it.

So I encourage everyone, myself included, to draw up a list of things you want to see and do while you still can. No ties, no kids, no mortgage, freedom, youth and energy – we are set to go! More than any other time in history, we can do it all – all we need is the courage and conviction to get ourselves out there… so here is my list, I’m already wishing I had done this sooner!

Oh and I would imagine that if you make sure you don’t fall into the trap of the 2nd biggest regret of people’s lives then I’m sure, from all the various x-rated stories I’ve stumbled across on my travels, the biggest regret won’t ever be an issue!

~ You may delay, but time will not ~Benjamin Franklin

This is very much a work in progress… (THE ONES IN RED HAVE BEEN COMPLETED! & THE ONES IN BLUE WILL HOPEFULLY BE COMPLETED WITHIN 12 MONTHS THROUGH MY TRIP NEXT YEAR TO AFRICA!! FINGERS CROSSED :S)

1st up – things to see:

1. Mount Everest, Nepal/Tibet
2. The Taj Mahal, India
3. Shibuya Crossing, Japan
4. The Great Wall of China, China
5. Aurora/The Northern Lights, Norway
6. Tiananmen Square, China
7. Lhasa, Tibet
8. Snow Capped Mt Fuji, Japan
9. Petra, Jordon
10. The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
11. Angkor Wat, Cambodia
12. A live volcano
13. Uluru, Australia (Jan ’10)
14. Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
15. The Colosseum of Rome, Italy
16. The Eiffel Tower, France
17. The Statue Of Liberty, USA
18. Machu Pichu, Peru
19. Chichen Itza, Mexico
20. The Maracana, Brazil
21. Victoria Falls (and swim in the devil’s pool), Zimbabwe
22. Spiritual Centres: Jerusalem, Mecca, Bodhgaya, Amiritsar, Varanasi
23. The Kremlin, Russia
24. Sydney Harbour, Australia
25. Christ the Redeemer, Brazil
26. The Terracotta Army, China
27. Halong Bay, Vietnam
28. The White House, USA
29. The Grand Canyon, USA
30. Iguazu Falls, Argentina
31. The Amazon Rainforest
32. Visit Bhutan
33. The Great Barrier Reef. Australia
34. Easter Island, Chile?
35. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
36. The Nile
37. Borobudur, Indonesia
38. The Serengeti/Masai Mara, Tanzania/Kenya
39. The Petronas Twin Towers, Malaysia
40. Visit Timbuktu, Mali
41. Banaue Rice Terraces, The Philippines
42. Zanzibar, Tanzania
43. The Hagia Sophia, Turkey
44. The World Islands, UAE
45. The Sistine Chapel,  The Vatican
46. The Ngorongoro crater, Tanzania
47. The Forbidden City, China
48. The Golden pavilion, Japan
49. The Gateway of India, Mumbai
50. Komodo dragons in Komodo, Indonesia
51. The Tower of London, England
52. Bagan Temples of Myanmar
53. The Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland

Secondly, things to do:

1. Running of the Bulls, Spain
2. Climb Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
3. Trek to the South Pole
4. Attend a River Plate/Boca Juniors Game, Argentina
5. Go to Everest Base Camp, Nepal/Tibet
6. Camel Safari in Sahara/Thar Desert, Egypt/India
7. Skydive
8. Bungee Jump
9. Paraglide
10. Parasail
11. Base Jump
12. Take a Gondola in Venice, Italy
13. Play poker (and get married!) in Vegas, USA
14. Take the vodka train from Moscow to Beijing
15. Introduce myself to a Geisha in Japan
16. Do some drugs in Columbia (sorry mum, avert ur eyes!)
17. See Orangutans in the wild in Borneo, Malaysia/Indonesia/Brunei
18. Attend the Olympics
19. Attend the World Cup (final?) – watched Spain vrs Holland =)
20. Learn a foreign language
21. Get drunk at Oktoberfest in Germany
22. Save a life
23. Party at Carnival, Rio, Brazil
24. Ride in a Hot Air Balloon
25. Swim with sharks
26. Climb Empire State Building, USA
27. Write a book
28. Get my masters
29. Go on Safari in Africa
30. Smoke in Amsterdam, Holland
31. Drink Guinness in Dublin, Republic of Ireland
32. Climb Table Mountain, South Africa
33. See burning ghats in the Ganges, India
34. Take a boat down the bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
35. Visit the Aran Islands, Republic of Ireland
36. Get Married
37. Have kids
38. Circumnavigate the globe
39. Climb Ayers rock, Australia
40. Play football in the favellas of Brazil
41. Drink vodka in Siberia, Russia
42. Visit every continent
43. Travel to more than 100 countries
44. Cross a country on a bike
45. Waterfight in Songkran, Thailand
46. Spend a night in a cell
47. La Tomatina, Spain

~ ”It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.”  ~ André Gide
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